Origins of the Bathurst surname

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    In 1921, most Bathursts lived in london

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    990 Bathurst Travel & migration records
    3,900 Bathursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bathurst

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    Common jobs for Bathursts

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Bathursts in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Private Means

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Milliner

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Bathursts in 1921

    Carpenter

    26

    Fishmonger

    23

    Grocer

    17

    Distiller

    13

    General Labourer

    12

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